Winchester City Council is made up of 16 wards with two or three councillors per ward depending on the size. On Thursday 4 May 2023 there will be one seat for all 16 of the Winchester City Council District Wards up for election. 

These are:

• Alresford & Itchen Valley
• Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery
• Bishops Waltham
• Colden Common & Twyford
• Central Meon Valley
• Denmead
• Southwick & Wickham
• St. Barnabas
• St. Bartholomew
• St. Luke
• St. Michael
• St. Paul
• The Worthys
• Upper Meon Valley
• Whiteley & Shedfield
• Wonston & Micheldever

There are 20 parishes that are up for election and these are:

• Bishops Waltham 
• Corhampton & Meonstoke 
• Denmead
• Durley
• Hursley 
• Itchen Stoke & Ovington 
• Itchen Valley 
• Littleton & Harestock 
• New Alresford Town 
• Newlands
• Northington 
• Otterbourne
• South Wonston 
• Swanmore
• Twyford
• Upham 
• West Meon 
• Whiteley 
• Wickham & Knowle
• Wonston 

If you are an eligible elector and you are already on the Register of Electors for Winchester , you do not need to re-register for these elections.

Information on how to register is available on the GOV.uk website here. The deadline for applying to register for voting in this election is midnight on Monday 17 April 2023.

EU citizens legally resident in the UK may register for the local government franchise and are able to vote in all elections that use the local government franchise. EU citizens currently retain their rights to vote in local elections even though the UK has left the EU for May 2023.

Details of where your polling station is located will be found on your poll card, which will be sent out towards the end of March 2023.

From Thursday 4th May 2023 you are now required to show photographic identification at polling stations before you can be given a ballot paper.

For more information please visit our dedicated page on the new Photographic Identification requirements here.

If you are unable to get to your polling station on Thursday 4 May or would prefer to vote another way to cast your vote, you can register for a postal or proxy vote. 

If you are unable to get to your polling station on Thursday 4 May 2023 or would prefer to vote another way to cast your vote, you can register for a postal or proxy vote.

BY POST

Postal voters will not need photographic identification and will be issued with their postal ballot papers as usual, including postal proxies.
Please download the relevant postal form from the Your Vote Matters website - the deadline to apply for a postal vote is 5pm on Tuesday 18 April 2023. Please note that you will need to print this form and complete it as a signature is required in order to complete the form.

BY PROXY

From Thursday 4th May 2023 if you choose to vote by proxy, then the person who you have trusted to vote on your behalf will have to take their own photographic identification to be issued a ballot paper at the polling station. 
Please download the relevant proxy form from the Your Vote Matters website - the deadline to apply to vote by proxy is 5pm on Tuesday 25 April 2023. Please note that you will need to print this form and complete it as a signature is required in order to complete the form.

Notice of Election - District  ^{(pdf, 65kb)}

Notice of Election - Parish  ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

District 

Alresford and Itchen Valley Ward ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Badger Farm and Oliver's Battery Ward ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Bishops Waltham Ward ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Central Meon Valley Ward ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Colden Common and Twyford Ward ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Denmead Ward ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Southwick and Wickham Ward ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

St. Barnabas Ward ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

St. Bartholomew Ward ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

St. Luke Ward ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

St. Michael Ward ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

St. Paul Ward ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

The Worthys Ward ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Upper Meon Valley Ward ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Whiteley and Shedfield Ward ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Wonston and Micheldever Ward ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

 

Parish 

Bishops Waltham Parish ^{(pdf, 75kb)}

Hursley Parish ^{(pdf, 72kb)}

Newlands Parish ^{(pdf, 73kb)}

Corhampton and Meonstoke Parish ^{(pdf, 69kb)}

Denmead Parish ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Durley Parish ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Itchen Stoke and Ovington Parish ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Itchen Valley (Easton and Martyr Worthy) Parish ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

Itchen Valley (Itchen Abbas and Avington) Parish ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Littleton and Harestock (Harestock) Parish ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Littleton and Harestock (Littleton) Parish ^{(pdf, 69kb)}

New Alresford Town Council ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Northington Parish ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

Otterbourne Parish ^{(pdf, 68kb)}

South Wonston (South Wonston) Parish ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

South Wonston (Worthy Down) Parish ^{(pdf, 65kb)}

Swanmore Parish ^{(pdf, 66kb)}

Twyford Parish ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Upham Parish ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

West Meon Parish ^{(pdf, 69kb)}

Whiteley Town Council ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Wickham and Knowle Parish ^{(pdf, 74kb)}

Wonston Parish ^{(pdf, 67kb)}

Notice of Election Agents' Names and Offices ^{(pdf, 1.5mb)}

District 

Alresford & Itchen Valley ^{(pdf, 72kb)}

Badger Farm & Oliver's Battery ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Bishops Waltham ^{(pdf, 68kb)}

Central Meon Valley ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

Colden Common & Twyford ^{(pdf, 69kb)}

Denmead ^{(pdf, 69kb)}

Southwick & Wickham ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

St Barnabas ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

St Bartholomew ^{(pdf, 71kb)}

St Luke ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

St Michael ^{(pdf, 69kb)}

St Paul ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

The Worthys ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Upper Meon Valley ^{(pdf, 72kb)}

Whiteley and Shedfield ^{(pdf, 70kb)}

Wonston & Micheldever ^{(pdf, 72kb)}

 

 

Parish 

Bishops Waltham ^{(pdf, 75kb)}

Hursley ^{(pdf, 72kb)}

Newlands ^{(pdf, 73kb)}